From dlpayne at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU Sun Nov 3 23:28:18 1996 From: dlpayne at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU (Doris Payne) Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 15:28:18 -0800 Subject: University of Oregon: Possible descriptive or psycholinguist Message-ID: UNIVERSITY OF OREGON POSSIBLE TENURE-TRACK POSITION The Department of Linguistics at the University of Oregon announces that a regular tenure-line position may become available, pending budgetary approval, beginning Fall 1997. The position is advertised at the Assistant or early Associate Professor level. Salary will be dependent on qualifications and experience. We invite applications from qualified individuals in empirical descriptive linguistics or psycholinguistics. Candidates must have completed the Ph.D. degree by the time of appointment. An excellent record of research and publication is a must, as well as evidence of excellence in classroom teaching. Relative to empirical descriptive linguistics, we seek a candidate with strong grounding in the functional approach to morphosyntax and discourse, field work with non-European languages, and cross-linguistic grammatical typology. Relative to psycholinguistics, we seek a candidate with strong grounding in functional approaches to grammar and discourse, experimental cognitive psychology, cognitive science, empirical quantitative methods (experimental, text-based, etc.), and language processing. The successful candidate in either area will, in his or her work, be able to contribute to several foci within the Department. We enjoy a long tradition of work within the functionalist and typological tradition, with major concentrations in descriptive field work, experimental linguistics, second language acquisition and teaching, and cognitive science. Please submit a letter of application which includes a statement of research interests, vitae, sample publications, and have three letters of reference sent to: Search Committee Department of Linguistics University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon 97403 Review of applications will begin on January 6, 1997, and will continue until position is filled. For more information consult our web site at logos.uoregon.edu, or contact Doris Payne, Chair (dlpayne at oregon.uoregon.edu). The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. From iclc97 at WIM.LET.VU.NL Wed Nov 6 19:45:04 1996 From: iclc97 at WIM.LET.VU.NL (ICLC'97 Local Organizers) Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 20:45:04 +0100 Subject: CALL (reminder): Cog.Ling.Conf. abstracts due Nov.15 Message-ID: ************************************************************************* 5th INTERNATIONAL COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS CONFERENCE Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, July 14 - 19, 1997 ************************************************************************* This is a reminder that the deadline for abstracts for this conference (for papers or posters) is November 15, 1996. Instructions for abstract submission and up-to-date information about ICLC'97 can be found at http://www.vu.nl/ICLC97/index.htm. Registration forms and hotel reservation forms will be available at our www-site and via email or ftp after November 15, 1996 and will be distributed to participants and announced via mailing lists after February 15, 1997. For instructions regarding abstract submission and any other questions about the conference, please contact: ICLC'97 (Theo Janssen / Gisela Redeker) Faculteit der Letteren, Vrije Universiteit De Boelelaan 1105, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands fax: +31-20-4446500 iclc97 at let.vu.nl http://www.vu.nl/ICLC97/index.htm ftp.vu.nl/pub/ICLC97/ ************************************************************************* From harder at COCO.IHI.KU.DK Fri Nov 15 16:18:14 1996 From: harder at COCO.IHI.KU.DK (Peter Harder) Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 16:18:14 MET Subject: Lone Schack Rasmussen's death Message-ID: Dear FUNKNETTERS - This is to reach those of you who have not already heard from other sources of the horrible tragedy which caused the death of Lone Schack Rasmussen, her husband Poul B.Rasmussen and their son Martin. They were all found killed by gunshot wounds; their remaining son, who was mentally ill, is in police custody and is believed to have caused the tragedy. A memorial service was held at the Department of Romance Languages in the University of Copenhagen. On behalf of her Danish friends and collaborators, Peter Harder From jaske at ABACUS.BATES.EDU Mon Nov 18 20:28:12 1996 From: jaske at ABACUS.BATES.EDU (Jon Aske) Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 15:28:12 -0500 Subject: LSA Message-ID: Dear Funknetters, Sorry to break the ongoing silence with such a mundane question, but I'm going to the LSA meeting in January for the first time and don't know anybody else who is going (I live in a very isolated part of the country). So I thought I'd ask my fellow travelers on this list about the issue of rooming accomodations. I take it from the forms I have received from the LSA that double rooms cost half as much (per person) as single rooms. If so, how does one go about finding rooming partners. Do you have to bring your own or does the hotel make the sleeping arrangements? Anyway, that's all for today. Hope you all are fine despite the reigning silence. You're probably all working as hard as I am. Best, Jon From pulju at RUF.RICE.EDU Tue Nov 19 23:34:13 1996 From: pulju at RUF.RICE.EDU (Timothy J. Pulju) Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 17:34:13 -0600 Subject: Call for Papers Message-ID: TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES YORK UNIVERSITY, TORONTO, CANADA JULY 29-AUGUST 2, 1997 CALL FOR PAPERS The 24th annual meeting of the Linguistics Association of Canada and the United States -- with four days of refereed papers and panels -- will be hosted by Sheila Embleton of York University. The program will include the following special lectures: Michel Paradis, McGill University PREREQUISITES FOR A NEUROLINGUISTIC INVESTIGATION OF BILINGUALISM Igor Mel'chuk, University of Montreal MEANING AND TEXT: THE IMPORTANCE OF CONCEPTUAL APPARATUS, SEMANTIC NETWORKS, FUNCTIONALISM, AND LEXICON Current members of LACUS may submit 1 abstract. Non-members may join the association by including dues with the abstract ($35 US, $45 Can.; students $20 U.S., $25 Can). Suggested topics include (but are not limited to): Semantics Neurolinguistics Cognitive Linguistics Functional Approaches in Linguistics Relationships between Syntax and Lexicon The Processes of Speaking and Understanding Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Non-Conventional Approaches to Syntax Language Use in its Social Context Bilingualism 15 copies of anonymous abstracts on one 8.5x11" page (single-spaced, camera ready) are required. Include a 3x5" card with name, addresses, affiliation, phone, title of paper, audio-visual equipment needed (an overhead projector will be available for all presentations), eligibility for prizes, and time desired: Either 15 minutes or 25 minutes (five minutes of discussion time will be scheduled after each paper). Proposals for panels -- including confirmed participants -- are also welcome. The following prizes are awarded: Presidents' Predoctoral Prize ($100.00) Awarded to a single author who has not completed a doctorate. Presidents' Postdoctoral Prize ($500.00) Open to those who have received a doctorate within the preceding 10 years, but who have not yet achieved tenure. Robert J. Di Pietro Memorial Award ($600.00) Awarded to a graduate student or to a non-tenured PhD whose paper contributes most to the advancement of research in the area of the acquisition or teaching of foreign (or second) languages. Abstracts and proposals should be submitted by January 15th, 1997, to: RuthBrend, LACUS Conference Chair 3363 Burbank Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA Immediately preceding the meeting there will be an eight-hour tutorial workshop on The Neurocognitive Basis of Language, intended for linguists with little or no prior knowledge of neuroscience, presented by Sydney M. Lamb of Rice University, Michel Paradis of McGill University, and Peter A. Reich of the University of Toronto. For further information, contact Ruth Brend (tel. 313-6652787; fax 313-6659743; e-mail, rbrend at umich.edu). For information on the tutorial workshop, contact Sydney Lamb: lamb at rice.edu. From BILLY1 at MDX.AC.UK Thu Nov 21 17:09:58 1996 From: BILLY1 at MDX.AC.UK (billy clark) Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 17:09:58 GMT Subject: CONFS: Linguistics Association of Great britain Message-ID: LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN Spring Meeting 1997: University of Edinburgh First Circular and Call for Papers The 1997 Spring Meeting will be held from Monday 7 to Wednesday 9 April at the University of Edinburgh, where the Association will be the guests of the Department of Linguistics. The Local Organiser is Alice Turk (turk at ling.ed.ac.uk). The conference immediately follows the 1997 meeting of GALA ("Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition"), which takes place at the University of Edinburgh from the 4th to 6th of April (further information on: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/gala/). Edinburgh enjoys a coastal location and a rather mild climate, and boasts two (extinct) volcanoes and their associated geological features in the heart of the city. As the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh is steeped in Scottish history: its medieval castle, the renaissance buildings of the Old Town, and the elegant Georgian New Town embody the different eras of the city's past. Edinburgh makes a perfect base for skiing and outdoor pursuits in the Scottish mountains. Its clubs, pubs and restaurants also provide varied and high-quality entertainment day and night. Travel: Edinburgh is easily accessible by air (Edinburgh airport is to the north of the city centre with a frequent bus service) train (inter-city services connect with most other major cities) and car (roads leading to Edinburgh are the A90 from the North, the A8 from the West, and the A1, A7, A68 and A702 from the South). Events: The Linguistcs Association 1997 Lecture on the Monday evening will be delivered by Professor Joan Bresnan (Stanford). There will be a Workshop on The Role of Morphology in Current Syntactic Theory organised by Kersti Boerjars and Nigel Vincent (University of Manchester). In much recent work on syntactic theory, analyses have made the tacit assumption that morphological and syntactic elements obey the same principles (e.g. c-command) and can be expressed in the same notation (i.e. trees). At the same time, a number of influential morphologists (e.g. Anderson, Aronoff and Beard) have argued for the separationist hypothesis according to which morphological constructs obey a set of independent principles which only partly, or not at all, overlap with the set of syntactic principles. In this workshop we will explore within a number of frameworks the consequences of this renewed interest in the interaction and integration of morphological and syntactic data. We will look particularly at Lexical-Functional Grammar, Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar and the Minimalist Program. There will be talks by Joan Bresnan (Stanford), Elisabet Engdahl (Gothenburg), Gillian Ramchand (Oxford) and Greg Stump (Kentucky) and these will be followed by a general discussion. The Language Tutorial will be on languages of Central Australia, and will be given by Jane Simpson (University of Sydney) and, possibly, Mary Laughren (University of Queensland) and David Nash. Central Australian languages such as Warumungu, Warlpiri and Warlmanpa use agglutinative morphology to show grammatical relations, rather than word order which is thereby freed up for other functions. However, there is evidence for underlyingly right-headed phrases. There is striking convergence of grammars, in contrast with morphemes and some superficial phonological properties. The latter act as markers of different languages, while a source for the former may be the multilingualism of many older speakers. There will be a Wine Party on the Monday evening, following Professor Bresnan's lecture, sponsored by the Department of Linguistics. Enquiries about the LAGB meeting should be sent to the Meetings Secretary (address below). Full details of the programme and a booking form will be included in the Second Circular, to be sent out in January. Call for Papers: Members and potential guests are invited to offer papers for the Meeting; abstracts are also accepted from non-members. The LAGB welcomes submissions on any linguistics or linguistics- related topic. Abstracts must arrive by 13 January 1997 and should be sent in the format outlined below to the following address: Professor G. Corbett, Linguistic and International Studies, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 5XH. Papers for the programme are selected anonymously - only the President knows the name of the authors. Abstracts must be presented as follows: submit SEVEN anonymous copies of the abstract, plus ONE with name and affiliation, i.e. CAMERA- READY. The complete abstract containing your title and your name must be no longer than ONE A4 page (8.27" x 11.69") with margins of at least 1" on all sides. You may use single spacing (not more than six lines to the inch) and type must be no smaller than 12 characters per inch. Type uniformly in black (near-letter quality on a word processor) and make any additions in black. It is preferable to print out the abstracts using a laser printer, since if the paper is accepted the abstract will be photocopied and inserted directly into the collection of abstracts sent out to participants. WRITE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE ON THE BACK OF THE ABSTRACT WHICH HAS YOUR NAME ON. The following layout should be considered as standard: (title) Optimality and the Klingon vowel shift (speaker) Clark Kent (institution) Department of Astrology, Eastern Mars University The following guidelines may be useful: 1. Briefly state the topic of your paper. 2. If your paper is to involve an analysis of linguistic material, give critical examples, along with a brief indication of their critical nature. 3. State the relevance of your ideas to past work or to the future development of the field. If you are taking a stand on a controversial issue, summarise the arguments which lead you to take up this position. The normal length for papers delivered at LAGB meetings is 25 minutes (plus 15 minutes discussion). Offers of squibs (10 minutes) or longer papers (40 minutes) will also be considered: please explain why your paper requires less or more time than usual. N.B. ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION DATES: These are always announced in the First Circular for the Meeting in question. Any member who fears that they may receive the First Circular too late to be able to submit an abstract before the deadline specified can be assured that an abstract received by the President by JANUARY 1 or JUNE 1 will always be considered for the next meeting. Conference Bursaries: There will be a maximum of 10 bursaries available to unsalaried members of the Association (e.g. PhD students) with preference given to those who are presenting a paper. Applications should be sent to the President, and must be received by 4 June 1996. Please state on your application: (a) date of joining the LAGB; (b) whether or not you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student; (c) if a student, whether you receive a normal grant; (d) if not a student, your employment situation. STUDENTS WHO ARE SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT and wish to apply for funding should include all the above details WITH THEIR ABSTRACT. For the last (Cardiff) meeting, all ten bursaries were offered: each applicant presenting a paper received 50 pounds (half the cost of the full conference package of meals and accommodation) plus their return rail fare. So, if you are thinking of submitting an abstract, are a student on a normal grant or unwaged, and have been an LAGB member for at least six months, it is well worth while applying for a bursary too! Guests: Members may invite any number of guests to meetings of the association, upon payment of a stlg5 guest invitation fee. Members wishing to invite guests should photocopy the booking form enclosed in the Second Circular. Annual General Meeting: This is to be held on the afternoon of Tuesday 8 April. Items for the agenda should be sent to the Honorary Secretary. Elections of President and Membership Secretary: Nominations are sought for the position of President, which becomes vacant with the retirement of Greville Corbett, and for the position of Membership Secretary, which becomes vacant with the retirement of Kersti Boerjars. All names should be sent to the Honorary Secretary by 13 January 1996; nominations should be proposed and seconded, and proposers should make sure that their nominee is willing to stand for election. Nominations for speakers: Nominations are requested for future guest speakers; all suggestions should be sent to the Honorary Secretary. Changes of address: Members are reminded to notify the Membership Secretary (address below) of changes of address. An institutional address is preferred; bulk mailing saves postage. Committee members: President Professor Greville Corbett, Linguistic and International Studies, University of Surrey, GUILDFORD, Surrey, GU2 5XH. e-mail: g.corbett at surrey.ac.uk Honorary Secretary Dr. David Adger, Dept. of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York, Heslington, York YO1 5DD. e-mail: da4 at tower.york.ac.uk. Membership Secretary Dr. Kersti Boerjars, Department of Linguistics, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER M13 9PL. e-mail: k.e.borjars at manchester.ac.uk Meetings Secretary Dr. Billy Clark, Communication Studies, Middlesex University, Trent Park, Bramley Road, LONDON N14 4XS. e-mail: billy1 at mdx.ac.uk Treasurer Dr. Paul Rowlett, Dept. of Modern Languages, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT. e-mail: p.a.rowlett at mod-lang.salford.ac.uk Assistant Secretary Dr. April McMahon, Dept. of Linguistics, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, CAMBRIDGE CB3 9DQ. e-mail: AMM11 at hermes.cam.ac.uk BLN Editor Dr. Siew-Yue Killingley, Grevatt and Grevatt, 9 Rectory Drive, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE NE13 1XT. British Linguistic Newsletter: Members are reminded that they can subscribe to BLN (ISBN 0964-6574) by contacting the Editor, Dr. S-Y. Killingley. Subscriptions for BLN are not to be sent to the LAGB Treasurer. Internet home page: The LAGB internet home page is now active at the following address: http://clwww.essex.ac.uk/LAGB. Electronic network: Please join the LAGB electronic network which is used for disseminating LAGB information and for consulting members quickly. It can be subscribed to by sending the message "add lagb" to: listserv at postman.essex.ac.uk. Future Meetings: 9-11 September 1997 University of Hertfordshire. 14-16 April 1998 University of Lancaster. 10-12 September 1998 (dates provisional) University of Luton. Spring 1999 (provisional) University of Manchester. Autumn 1999 (provisional) University of York. Spring 2000 (provisional) University College London. The Meetings Secretary would very much like to receive offers of future venues, particularly from institutions which the LAGB has not previously visited or from places with newly established linguistics programmes. From pulju at RUF.RICE.EDU Mon Nov 25 23:35:55 1996 From: pulju at RUF.RICE.EDU (Timothy J. Pulju) Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 17:35:55 -0600 Subject: Tutorial-Workshop: Neurocognitive Linguistics Message-ID: TUTORIAL WORKSHOP ON THE NEUROCOGNITIVE BASIS OF LANGUAGE Instructors: Sydney Lamb, Linguistics and Cognitive Science, Rice University Michel Paradis, Linguistics, McGill University Peter Reich, Linguistics and Psychology, University of Toronto July 28-29 (Mon and Tues), 1997 Immediately preceding the Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of Canada and the United States York University, Toronto, Canada "If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand, we would be too simple-minded to understand it." Anonymous This workshop is intended for linguists who have little or no previous knowledge of neuroscience. There will be four sessions, lasting a total of eight hours, as follows: I -- Monday afternoon, 2:30 to 5:00; II -- Monday evening, 7:00 to 9:30; III -- Tuesday morning, 8:30 to 10:00; IV -- Tuesday morning, 10:30 to 12:00 Topics will include the following: 1. Analytical vs. Neurocognitive Approaches to Language. 2. Introduction to Brain Anatomy and Neuron Structure. 3. The Linguistic System as a Network of Relationships: Speaking and Understanding as Distributed Parallel Processing. 4. Dynamic Distributed Representation of Information: Expanded Relational Networks and Neural Networks. 5. Evidence from Brain Damage and from Brain Imaging. 6. Linguistically Important Cognitive Systems and their Hypothesized Cortical Locations and Interconnections. 7. Evidence from Unintentional Puns. 8. Evidence from Slips of the Tongue. 9. Evidence from Bilingualism. 10. Dynamics of the Neurocognitive System: Some Hypotheses on Learning, Lexicalization, Categorization, and Thinking. Scholars who would like to contribute papers relating to any of these topics are invited to submit abstracts for the meeting of LACUS which will immediately follow this workshop. It is anticipated that a special session of the LACUS meeting will be devoted to the topic of "The Neurocognitive Basis of Language". (See separate Call for Papers.) Food and lodging for workshop participants will be available at York University. For further information, send message to: lamb at rice.edu . For further information on the annual meeting of LACUS: rbrend at umich.edu . From barlow at RUF.RICE.EDU Sat Nov 30 18:25:46 1996 From: barlow at RUF.RICE.EDU (Michael Barlow) Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 12:25:46 -0600 Subject: Emergentist Approaches to Language Message-ID: From: Brian MacWhinney 28th Annual Carnegie Mellon Symposium on Cognition-- Initial Announcement Topic: Emergentist Approaches to Language Dates: May 28-June 1, 1997 Location: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Emergentist accounts have been formulated for a wide variety of linguistic phenomena, ranging from segmental inventories, stress patterns, phonotactic constraints, morphophonological alternations, lexical structures, pidginization, second language learning, historical change, on-line phrase attachment, and rhetorical structures. Formalisms that have been used to analyze the emergent nature of these forms include connectionist networks, dynamic systems theory, neuronal competition models, classifier systems, production-system architectures, Bayesian models, Optimality Theory, principles-and-parameters theory, corpora studies, and hermeneutic analysis. It is remarkable that approaches as apparently divergent as functionalist linguistics and principles-and-parameters theory seem to nonetheless share some common ground in terms of a mutual interest in emergentist accounts of both learning and processing. The specific aim of this symposium is to advance our understanding of these pivotal issues by bringing together researchers from these various perspectives to share their findings, ideas, aspirations, and concerns. In particular, the symposium is designed to: 1. draw attention to the notion of "emergence" as a theme underlying some of the most exciting new work in linguistics and psycholinguistics, 2. explore more fully the ways in which emergentist views provide truly new answers to old questions, as opposed to repackagings of old answers, 3. consider ways in which isolated emergentist accounts can be linked into a larger emergentist conceptual framework, and 4. examine ways in which an emergentist framework may serve to overcome or neutralize certain unresolved issues remaining from earlier periods in the development of linguistic and psycholinguistic theory. Invited Speakers: Richard Aslin, Jenny Saffran, and Elissa Newport - University of Rochester Elizabeth Bates - University of California, San Diego Jeffrey Elman - University of California, San Diego Gary Dell and Prahlad Gupta - University of Illinois Adele Goldberg - UCSD Maryellen MacDonald and Mark Seidenberg - University of Southern California Brian MacWhinney - CMU Jay McClelland - CMU David Plaut - CMU Linda Smith - Indiana University Catherine Snow - Harvard University Joseph Stemberger - University of Minnesota The symposium will begin at 9:00 on Thursday May 28, 1997 and will conclude on Sunday June 1, 1997. Depending on interest, there may be one or two sessions devoted to additional shorter papers. People from outside Pittsburgh who are interested in attending should send email to kelley.sacco at cmu.edu for additional information. --Brian MacWhinney Department of Psychology Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412) 268-3793 brian.macwhinney at cmu.edu From dlpayne at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU Sun Nov 3 23:28:18 1996 From: dlpayne at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU (Doris Payne) Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 15:28:18 -0800 Subject: University of Oregon: Possible descriptive or psycholinguist Message-ID: UNIVERSITY OF OREGON POSSIBLE TENURE-TRACK POSITION The Department of Linguistics at the University of Oregon announces that a regular tenure-line position may become available, pending budgetary approval, beginning Fall 1997. The position is advertised at the Assistant or early Associate Professor level. Salary will be dependent on qualifications and experience. We invite applications from qualified individuals in empirical descriptive linguistics or psycholinguistics. Candidates must have completed the Ph.D. degree by the time of appointment. An excellent record of research and publication is a must, as well as evidence of excellence in classroom teaching. Relative to empirical descriptive linguistics, we seek a candidate with strong grounding in the functional approach to morphosyntax and discourse, field work with non-European languages, and cross-linguistic grammatical typology. Relative to psycholinguistics, we seek a candidate with strong grounding in functional approaches to grammar and discourse, experimental cognitive psychology, cognitive science, empirical quantitative methods (experimental, text-based, etc.), and language processing. The successful candidate in either area will, in his or her work, be able to contribute to several foci within the Department. We enjoy a long tradition of work within the functionalist and typological tradition, with major concentrations in descriptive field work, experimental linguistics, second language acquisition and teaching, and cognitive science. Please submit a letter of application which includes a statement of research interests, vitae, sample publications, and have three letters of reference sent to: Search Committee Department of Linguistics University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon 97403 Review of applications will begin on January 6, 1997, and will continue until position is filled. For more information consult our web site at logos.uoregon.edu, or contact Doris Payne, Chair (dlpayne at oregon.uoregon.edu). The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. From iclc97 at WIM.LET.VU.NL Wed Nov 6 19:45:04 1996 From: iclc97 at WIM.LET.VU.NL (ICLC'97 Local Organizers) Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 20:45:04 +0100 Subject: CALL (reminder): Cog.Ling.Conf. abstracts due Nov.15 Message-ID: ************************************************************************* 5th INTERNATIONAL COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS CONFERENCE Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, July 14 - 19, 1997 ************************************************************************* This is a reminder that the deadline for abstracts for this conference (for papers or posters) is November 15, 1996. Instructions for abstract submission and up-to-date information about ICLC'97 can be found at http://www.vu.nl/ICLC97/index.htm. Registration forms and hotel reservation forms will be available at our www-site and via email or ftp after November 15, 1996 and will be distributed to participants and announced via mailing lists after February 15, 1997. For instructions regarding abstract submission and any other questions about the conference, please contact: ICLC'97 (Theo Janssen / Gisela Redeker) Faculteit der Letteren, Vrije Universiteit De Boelelaan 1105, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands fax: +31-20-4446500 iclc97 at let.vu.nl http://www.vu.nl/ICLC97/index.htm ftp.vu.nl/pub/ICLC97/ ************************************************************************* From harder at COCO.IHI.KU.DK Fri Nov 15 16:18:14 1996 From: harder at COCO.IHI.KU.DK (Peter Harder) Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 16:18:14 MET Subject: Lone Schack Rasmussen's death Message-ID: Dear FUNKNETTERS - This is to reach those of you who have not already heard from other sources of the horrible tragedy which caused the death of Lone Schack Rasmussen, her husband Poul B.Rasmussen and their son Martin. They were all found killed by gunshot wounds; their remaining son, who was mentally ill, is in police custody and is believed to have caused the tragedy. A memorial service was held at the Department of Romance Languages in the University of Copenhagen. On behalf of her Danish friends and collaborators, Peter Harder From jaske at ABACUS.BATES.EDU Mon Nov 18 20:28:12 1996 From: jaske at ABACUS.BATES.EDU (Jon Aske) Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 15:28:12 -0500 Subject: LSA Message-ID: Dear Funknetters, Sorry to break the ongoing silence with such a mundane question, but I'm going to the LSA meeting in January for the first time and don't know anybody else who is going (I live in a very isolated part of the country). So I thought I'd ask my fellow travelers on this list about the issue of rooming accomodations. I take it from the forms I have received from the LSA that double rooms cost half as much (per person) as single rooms. If so, how does one go about finding rooming partners. Do you have to bring your own or does the hotel make the sleeping arrangements? Anyway, that's all for today. Hope you all are fine despite the reigning silence. You're probably all working as hard as I am. Best, Jon From pulju at RUF.RICE.EDU Tue Nov 19 23:34:13 1996 From: pulju at RUF.RICE.EDU (Timothy J. Pulju) Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 17:34:13 -0600 Subject: Call for Papers Message-ID: TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES YORK UNIVERSITY, TORONTO, CANADA JULY 29-AUGUST 2, 1997 CALL FOR PAPERS The 24th annual meeting of the Linguistics Association of Canada and the United States -- with four days of refereed papers and panels -- will be hosted by Sheila Embleton of York University. The program will include the following special lectures: Michel Paradis, McGill University PREREQUISITES FOR A NEUROLINGUISTIC INVESTIGATION OF BILINGUALISM Igor Mel'chuk, University of Montreal MEANING AND TEXT: THE IMPORTANCE OF CONCEPTUAL APPARATUS, SEMANTIC NETWORKS, FUNCTIONALISM, AND LEXICON Current members of LACUS may submit 1 abstract. Non-members may join the association by including dues with the abstract ($35 US, $45 Can.; students $20 U.S., $25 Can). Suggested topics include (but are not limited to): Semantics Neurolinguistics Cognitive Linguistics Functional Approaches in Linguistics Relationships between Syntax and Lexicon The Processes of Speaking and Understanding Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Non-Conventional Approaches to Syntax Language Use in its Social Context Bilingualism 15 copies of anonymous abstracts on one 8.5x11" page (single-spaced, camera ready) are required. Include a 3x5" card with name, addresses, affiliation, phone, title of paper, audio-visual equipment needed (an overhead projector will be available for all presentations), eligibility for prizes, and time desired: Either 15 minutes or 25 minutes (five minutes of discussion time will be scheduled after each paper). Proposals for panels -- including confirmed participants -- are also welcome. The following prizes are awarded: Presidents' Predoctoral Prize ($100.00) Awarded to a single author who has not completed a doctorate. Presidents' Postdoctoral Prize ($500.00) Open to those who have received a doctorate within the preceding 10 years, but who have not yet achieved tenure. Robert J. Di Pietro Memorial Award ($600.00) Awarded to a graduate student or to a non-tenured PhD whose paper contributes most to the advancement of research in the area of the acquisition or teaching of foreign (or second) languages. Abstracts and proposals should be submitted by January 15th, 1997, to: RuthBrend, LACUS Conference Chair 3363 Burbank Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA Immediately preceding the meeting there will be an eight-hour tutorial workshop on The Neurocognitive Basis of Language, intended for linguists with little or no prior knowledge of neuroscience, presented by Sydney M. Lamb of Rice University, Michel Paradis of McGill University, and Peter A. Reich of the University of Toronto. For further information, contact Ruth Brend (tel. 313-6652787; fax 313-6659743; e-mail, rbrend at umich.edu). For information on the tutorial workshop, contact Sydney Lamb: lamb at rice.edu. From BILLY1 at MDX.AC.UK Thu Nov 21 17:09:58 1996 From: BILLY1 at MDX.AC.UK (billy clark) Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 17:09:58 GMT Subject: CONFS: Linguistics Association of Great britain Message-ID: LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN Spring Meeting 1997: University of Edinburgh First Circular and Call for Papers The 1997 Spring Meeting will be held from Monday 7 to Wednesday 9 April at the University of Edinburgh, where the Association will be the guests of the Department of Linguistics. The Local Organiser is Alice Turk (turk at ling.ed.ac.uk). The conference immediately follows the 1997 meeting of GALA ("Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition"), which takes place at the University of Edinburgh from the 4th to 6th of April (further information on: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/gala/). Edinburgh enjoys a coastal location and a rather mild climate, and boasts two (extinct) volcanoes and their associated geological features in the heart of the city. As the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh is steeped in Scottish history: its medieval castle, the renaissance buildings of the Old Town, and the elegant Georgian New Town embody the different eras of the city's past. Edinburgh makes a perfect base for skiing and outdoor pursuits in the Scottish mountains. Its clubs, pubs and restaurants also provide varied and high-quality entertainment day and night. Travel: Edinburgh is easily accessible by air (Edinburgh airport is to the north of the city centre with a frequent bus service) train (inter-city services connect with most other major cities) and car (roads leading to Edinburgh are the A90 from the North, the A8 from the West, and the A1, A7, A68 and A702 from the South). Events: The Linguistcs Association 1997 Lecture on the Monday evening will be delivered by Professor Joan Bresnan (Stanford). There will be a Workshop on The Role of Morphology in Current Syntactic Theory organised by Kersti Boerjars and Nigel Vincent (University of Manchester). In much recent work on syntactic theory, analyses have made the tacit assumption that morphological and syntactic elements obey the same principles (e.g. c-command) and can be expressed in the same notation (i.e. trees). At the same time, a number of influential morphologists (e.g. Anderson, Aronoff and Beard) have argued for the separationist hypothesis according to which morphological constructs obey a set of independent principles which only partly, or not at all, overlap with the set of syntactic principles. In this workshop we will explore within a number of frameworks the consequences of this renewed interest in the interaction and integration of morphological and syntactic data. We will look particularly at Lexical-Functional Grammar, Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar and the Minimalist Program. There will be talks by Joan Bresnan (Stanford), Elisabet Engdahl (Gothenburg), Gillian Ramchand (Oxford) and Greg Stump (Kentucky) and these will be followed by a general discussion. The Language Tutorial will be on languages of Central Australia, and will be given by Jane Simpson (University of Sydney) and, possibly, Mary Laughren (University of Queensland) and David Nash. Central Australian languages such as Warumungu, Warlpiri and Warlmanpa use agglutinative morphology to show grammatical relations, rather than word order which is thereby freed up for other functions. However, there is evidence for underlyingly right-headed phrases. There is striking convergence of grammars, in contrast with morphemes and some superficial phonological properties. The latter act as markers of different languages, while a source for the former may be the multilingualism of many older speakers. There will be a Wine Party on the Monday evening, following Professor Bresnan's lecture, sponsored by the Department of Linguistics. Enquiries about the LAGB meeting should be sent to the Meetings Secretary (address below). Full details of the programme and a booking form will be included in the Second Circular, to be sent out in January. Call for Papers: Members and potential guests are invited to offer papers for the Meeting; abstracts are also accepted from non-members. The LAGB welcomes submissions on any linguistics or linguistics- related topic. Abstracts must arrive by 13 January 1997 and should be sent in the format outlined below to the following address: Professor G. Corbett, Linguistic and International Studies, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 5XH. Papers for the programme are selected anonymously - only the President knows the name of the authors. Abstracts must be presented as follows: submit SEVEN anonymous copies of the abstract, plus ONE with name and affiliation, i.e. CAMERA- READY. The complete abstract containing your title and your name must be no longer than ONE A4 page (8.27" x 11.69") with margins of at least 1" on all sides. You may use single spacing (not more than six lines to the inch) and type must be no smaller than 12 characters per inch. Type uniformly in black (near-letter quality on a word processor) and make any additions in black. It is preferable to print out the abstracts using a laser printer, since if the paper is accepted the abstract will be photocopied and inserted directly into the collection of abstracts sent out to participants. WRITE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE ON THE BACK OF THE ABSTRACT WHICH HAS YOUR NAME ON. The following layout should be considered as standard: (title) Optimality and the Klingon vowel shift (speaker) Clark Kent (institution) Department of Astrology, Eastern Mars University The following guidelines may be useful: 1. Briefly state the topic of your paper. 2. If your paper is to involve an analysis of linguistic material, give critical examples, along with a brief indication of their critical nature. 3. State the relevance of your ideas to past work or to the future development of the field. If you are taking a stand on a controversial issue, summarise the arguments which lead you to take up this position. The normal length for papers delivered at LAGB meetings is 25 minutes (plus 15 minutes discussion). Offers of squibs (10 minutes) or longer papers (40 minutes) will also be considered: please explain why your paper requires less or more time than usual. N.B. ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION DATES: These are always announced in the First Circular for the Meeting in question. Any member who fears that they may receive the First Circular too late to be able to submit an abstract before the deadline specified can be assured that an abstract received by the President by JANUARY 1 or JUNE 1 will always be considered for the next meeting. Conference Bursaries: There will be a maximum of 10 bursaries available to unsalaried members of the Association (e.g. PhD students) with preference given to those who are presenting a paper. Applications should be sent to the President, and must be received by 4 June 1996. Please state on your application: (a) date of joining the LAGB; (b) whether or not you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student; (c) if a student, whether you receive a normal grant; (d) if not a student, your employment situation. STUDENTS WHO ARE SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT and wish to apply for funding should include all the above details WITH THEIR ABSTRACT. For the last (Cardiff) meeting, all ten bursaries were offered: each applicant presenting a paper received 50 pounds (half the cost of the full conference package of meals and accommodation) plus their return rail fare. So, if you are thinking of submitting an abstract, are a student on a normal grant or unwaged, and have been an LAGB member for at least six months, it is well worth while applying for a bursary too! Guests: Members may invite any number of guests to meetings of the association, upon payment of a stlg5 guest invitation fee. Members wishing to invite guests should photocopy the booking form enclosed in the Second Circular. Annual General Meeting: This is to be held on the afternoon of Tuesday 8 April. Items for the agenda should be sent to the Honorary Secretary. Elections of President and Membership Secretary: Nominations are sought for the position of President, which becomes vacant with the retirement of Greville Corbett, and for the position of Membership Secretary, which becomes vacant with the retirement of Kersti Boerjars. All names should be sent to the Honorary Secretary by 13 January 1996; nominations should be proposed and seconded, and proposers should make sure that their nominee is willing to stand for election. Nominations for speakers: Nominations are requested for future guest speakers; all suggestions should be sent to the Honorary Secretary. Changes of address: Members are reminded to notify the Membership Secretary (address below) of changes of address. An institutional address is preferred; bulk mailing saves postage. Committee members: President Professor Greville Corbett, Linguistic and International Studies, University of Surrey, GUILDFORD, Surrey, GU2 5XH. e-mail: g.corbett at surrey.ac.uk Honorary Secretary Dr. David Adger, Dept. of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York, Heslington, York YO1 5DD. e-mail: da4 at tower.york.ac.uk. Membership Secretary Dr. Kersti Boerjars, Department of Linguistics, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER M13 9PL. e-mail: k.e.borjars at manchester.ac.uk Meetings Secretary Dr. Billy Clark, Communication Studies, Middlesex University, Trent Park, Bramley Road, LONDON N14 4XS. e-mail: billy1 at mdx.ac.uk Treasurer Dr. Paul Rowlett, Dept. of Modern Languages, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT. e-mail: p.a.rowlett at mod-lang.salford.ac.uk Assistant Secretary Dr. April McMahon, Dept. of Linguistics, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, CAMBRIDGE CB3 9DQ. e-mail: AMM11 at hermes.cam.ac.uk BLN Editor Dr. Siew-Yue Killingley, Grevatt and Grevatt, 9 Rectory Drive, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE NE13 1XT. British Linguistic Newsletter: Members are reminded that they can subscribe to BLN (ISBN 0964-6574) by contacting the Editor, Dr. S-Y. Killingley. Subscriptions for BLN are not to be sent to the LAGB Treasurer. Internet home page: The LAGB internet home page is now active at the following address: http://clwww.essex.ac.uk/LAGB. Electronic network: Please join the LAGB electronic network which is used for disseminating LAGB information and for consulting members quickly. It can be subscribed to by sending the message "add lagb" to: listserv at postman.essex.ac.uk. Future Meetings: 9-11 September 1997 University of Hertfordshire. 14-16 April 1998 University of Lancaster. 10-12 September 1998 (dates provisional) University of Luton. Spring 1999 (provisional) University of Manchester. Autumn 1999 (provisional) University of York. Spring 2000 (provisional) University College London. The Meetings Secretary would very much like to receive offers of future venues, particularly from institutions which the LAGB has not previously visited or from places with newly established linguistics programmes. From pulju at RUF.RICE.EDU Mon Nov 25 23:35:55 1996 From: pulju at RUF.RICE.EDU (Timothy J. Pulju) Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 17:35:55 -0600 Subject: Tutorial-Workshop: Neurocognitive Linguistics Message-ID: TUTORIAL WORKSHOP ON THE NEUROCOGNITIVE BASIS OF LANGUAGE Instructors: Sydney Lamb, Linguistics and Cognitive Science, Rice University Michel Paradis, Linguistics, McGill University Peter Reich, Linguistics and Psychology, University of Toronto July 28-29 (Mon and Tues), 1997 Immediately preceding the Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of Canada and the United States York University, Toronto, Canada "If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand, we would be too simple-minded to understand it." Anonymous This workshop is intended for linguists who have little or no previous knowledge of neuroscience. There will be four sessions, lasting a total of eight hours, as follows: I -- Monday afternoon, 2:30 to 5:00; II -- Monday evening, 7:00 to 9:30; III -- Tuesday morning, 8:30 to 10:00; IV -- Tuesday morning, 10:30 to 12:00 Topics will include the following: 1. Analytical vs. Neurocognitive Approaches to Language. 2. Introduction to Brain Anatomy and Neuron Structure. 3. The Linguistic System as a Network of Relationships: Speaking and Understanding as Distributed Parallel Processing. 4. Dynamic Distributed Representation of Information: Expanded Relational Networks and Neural Networks. 5. Evidence from Brain Damage and from Brain Imaging. 6. Linguistically Important Cognitive Systems and their Hypothesized Cortical Locations and Interconnections. 7. Evidence from Unintentional Puns. 8. Evidence from Slips of the Tongue. 9. Evidence from Bilingualism. 10. Dynamics of the Neurocognitive System: Some Hypotheses on Learning, Lexicalization, Categorization, and Thinking. Scholars who would like to contribute papers relating to any of these topics are invited to submit abstracts for the meeting of LACUS which will immediately follow this workshop. It is anticipated that a special session of the LACUS meeting will be devoted to the topic of "The Neurocognitive Basis of Language". (See separate Call for Papers.) Food and lodging for workshop participants will be available at York University. For further information, send message to: lamb at rice.edu . For further information on the annual meeting of LACUS: rbrend at umich.edu . From barlow at RUF.RICE.EDU Sat Nov 30 18:25:46 1996 From: barlow at RUF.RICE.EDU (Michael Barlow) Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 12:25:46 -0600 Subject: Emergentist Approaches to Language Message-ID: From: Brian MacWhinney 28th Annual Carnegie Mellon Symposium on Cognition-- Initial Announcement Topic: Emergentist Approaches to Language Dates: May 28-June 1, 1997 Location: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Emergentist accounts have been formulated for a wide variety of linguistic phenomena, ranging from segmental inventories, stress patterns, phonotactic constraints, morphophonological alternations, lexical structures, pidginization, second language learning, historical change, on-line phrase attachment, and rhetorical structures. Formalisms that have been used to analyze the emergent nature of these forms include connectionist networks, dynamic systems theory, neuronal competition models, classifier systems, production-system architectures, Bayesian models, Optimality Theory, principles-and-parameters theory, corpora studies, and hermeneutic analysis. It is remarkable that approaches as apparently divergent as functionalist linguistics and principles-and-parameters theory seem to nonetheless share some common ground in terms of a mutual interest in emergentist accounts of both learning and processing. The specific aim of this symposium is to advance our understanding of these pivotal issues by bringing together researchers from these various perspectives to share their findings, ideas, aspirations, and concerns. In particular, the symposium is designed to: 1. draw attention to the notion of "emergence" as a theme underlying some of the most exciting new work in linguistics and psycholinguistics, 2. explore more fully the ways in which emergentist views provide truly new answers to old questions, as opposed to repackagings of old answers, 3. consider ways in which isolated emergentist accounts can be linked into a larger emergentist conceptual framework, and 4. examine ways in which an emergentist framework may serve to overcome or neutralize certain unresolved issues remaining from earlier periods in the development of linguistic and psycholinguistic theory. Invited Speakers: Richard Aslin, Jenny Saffran, and Elissa Newport - University of Rochester Elizabeth Bates - University of California, San Diego Jeffrey Elman - University of California, San Diego Gary Dell and Prahlad Gupta - University of Illinois Adele Goldberg - UCSD Maryellen MacDonald and Mark Seidenberg - University of Southern California Brian MacWhinney - CMU Jay McClelland - CMU David Plaut - CMU Linda Smith - Indiana University Catherine Snow - Harvard University Joseph Stemberger - University of Minnesota The symposium will begin at 9:00 on Thursday May 28, 1997 and will conclude on Sunday June 1, 1997. Depending on interest, there may be one or two sessions devoted to additional shorter papers. People from outside Pittsburgh who are interested in attending should send email to kelley.sacco at cmu.edu for additional information. --Brian MacWhinney Department of Psychology Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412) 268-3793 brian.macwhinney at cmu.edu